学年高中英语 Unit 2 Heroes Section Ⅲ Lesson 2.docx

1、学年高中英语 Unit 2 Heroes Section Lesson 2Unit 2 Heroes Section Lesson 2 & Lesson 3-Pre-reading原文呈现VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS are sisters. They are also both tennis champions who often have to play each other！ Venus is now eleventh in the world, and her younger sister Serena has moved up to third.The

2、two sisters were born in a poor and dangerous area of California. It was full of drugs and violence. In a recent interview， Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena were practising tennis and they had to run and hide as bullets started flying through the air. Finally, in 1991, the sisters and

3、their family moved to a safer area and since then they have never looked back. 读文清障champion/tmpIn/n.冠军championship n冠军称号(地位)who引导定语从句修饰tennis champions。move up升级；提升be full of充满，相当于be filled with。violence/vaIlns/n.暴力，暴行interview n访问speak about (speak of)说到，谈论practise v练习，实践(后接动名词作宾语)as conj.当时bullet/

4、blIt/n.子弹fly through穿梭该句是主从复合句，when引导定语从句，修饰先行词the time; as引导时间状语从句。look back回首往事；回顾第12段译文维纳斯威廉姆斯和塞丽娜威廉姆斯是姐妹。她们也是常常互为对手的网球冠军！维纳斯现在排名世界第十一位，而妹妹塞丽娜已经名列第三。两姐妹出生于加利福尼亚一个贫穷、危险的地区毒品、暴力随处可见。在最近一次采访中，维纳斯说，那时，她和塞丽娜进行网球训练时，子弹在空中穿梭，她们只好跑开藏起来。终于在1991年，两姐妹及其家人搬到一个较安全的地区，从此再也没有故地造访过。The sisters father, Richard, s

5、tarted to train Venus and Serena when they were young children. He has always been very strict with his daughters, training them hard to compete against each other. Brandi, the sisters mother, taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers

6、. Today, both sisters are studying design at college. They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers come to an end.be strict with sb.对某人要求严格be strict about/on sth.在某方面要求严格compete/kmpit/vi.比赛，竞争compete against/with sb. for sth.与某人竞争以得到某物现在分词短语作状语，表主动意义。so

7、 that引导结果状语从句；while developing .为省略的状语从句。career/krI/n.职业，一生的事业design n设计，策划by design有意地by accident偶然keen/kin/adj.强烈的；渴望的come to an end结束第3段译文在维纳斯和塞丽娜很小的时候，父亲理查德就开始训练她们。他对女儿总是很严格，努力训练她们，并让她们相互竞争。妈妈布兰迪则在家中教两姐妹文化知识，这样才使她们既没有间断网球生涯，又能顺利地完成高中学业。两姐妹如今在大学学习设计。她们俩都对网球生涯结束后从事设计工作极感兴趣。The sisters road to succ

8、ess has been amazing. The first time Venus played in a big event was in 1996. Since then, she has won Wimbledon and the US Open twice. Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress. In 1999 and 2002, she won the US Open, and in 2002 and 2003, she was the womens singles champion at Wimb

9、ledon. Has tennis ever caused problems between the sisters? Fortunately， no. “Weve played each other before and it hasnt worried us yet！” says Venus. “If she wins，” Serena jokes, “Mama says she has to do the dishes！”amazing/meIzI/adj.令人惊异的amazed adj.(人)吃惊的(说明人的感觉或状态)event/Ivent/n.竞赛；事件accident n意外事故

10、incident n小事件improve v改进；改善improvement n改进fantastic adj.极好的make progress取得进步progress为不可数名词。singles n(尤指网球的)单打比赛fortunately/ft n tli/adv.幸运地before adv.从前，曾经do the dishes洗餐具第4段译文两姐妹的成功之路是令人惊叹的。维纳斯第一次参加大型联赛是在1996年。从那以后，她已经两次赢得温布尔登网球公开赛和美国网球公开赛冠军。塞丽娜不断提高，取得了惊人的进步。1999年及2002年，她两次赢得美国网球公开赛冠军。2002年及2003年，她

11、是温布尔登网球公开赛女子单打冠军。网球是否影响过她们的姐妹关系呢？很幸运的是，没有影响。维纳斯说：“我们以前彼此较量过，但从未产生过不愉快的感觉！”塞丽娜开玩笑地说：“如果她赢了，妈妈会让她洗碗！”PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1opinion A灵巧的，熟练的2struggle B比赛，竞争3protest C建立，创立4brilliant D不平常的5event E就自己而言6found F抗议7personally G竞赛；事件8equal H暴力，暴行9compete I斗争，拼搏10skil(l

12、)ful J意见，看法，主张11amazing K幸运地12unusual L令人惊异的13violence M平等的14fortunately N卓越的，辉煌的15_610_1114_答案：15JIFNG610CEMBA1114LDHKLeadinMatch the characters with the related events.1Sun Yatsen Awon the Nobel Peace Prize in 19792Thomas Edison Bfought for the rights of black South Africans3Mother Teresa Cfounded

13、 the first Republic of China4Gandhi Dhelped India separate from Britain5Elizabeth Blackwell Ehas studied animals in the national park of Gombe in Tanzania for nearly forty years6Nelson Mandela Fopened a hospital for poor people in New York City 7Jane Goodall Ginvented lights and many other useful th

14、ings15_67_答案： 15CGADF67BEWhilereadingFastreadingScan the text and choose the best answer. Whats the main idea of the passage?AHow to be a tennis champion.BThe introduction of two tennis star players.CThe family of Venus and Serena Williams.DThe Wimbledon Championships.答案：BCarefulreading1Read the tex

15、t carefully and choose the best answer.(1)According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?AVenus has to do all the cooking at home.BTheir mother is very kind to the sisters.CTheir father has always been very strict with the sisters.DThe sisters have played each other several times.(2)Wh

16、at can you read between the lines when Serena said “If she wins, Mama says she has to do the dishes！”？ASerena felt jealous of her sister because of her win.BSerena felt that her mother favored her sister.CSerena didnt care at all because she didnt take it seriously.DSerena still felt happy when her

17、sister won the game.(3)In which column can you find this article in a newspaper?ABusiness. BEntertainment.CSports. DCulture.(4)According to the passage we can know that the Williams sisters show great interest in _ besides tennis.Amusic and movies BfashionCcooking Dreading答案：(1)(4)ADCB2Fill in the c

18、hart with the information in the text.IntroductionVenus and Serena Williams are sisters, who are famous because they are both tennis champions, _ eleventh and third in the world.Family BackgroundThe two sisters once lived in a poor and dangerous area of California, which was full of drugs and _.They

19、 sometimes had to stop _ tennis while bullets were flying through the air.Training and _Their father was very _ with the sisters and trained them to compete against each other since their _.Their mother taught the sisters at home so that they could _ their high school while developing their tennis c

20、areers._Since a big event in 1996, Venus has won Wimbledon and the US Open twice. Serena won the US Open in 1999 and 2002 and she was the womens _ champion at Wimbledon in 2002 and 2003.The sisters are also _ in design and they hope that will be their future work when their tennis careers come to an

21、 end.答案：rankingviolencepractisingEducationstrictchildhoodcomplete/finishAchievements/SuccessessinglesinterestedStudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1In a recent interview, Venus spoke about the time when she and Serena were practising tennis and they had to run and hide

22、as bullets started flying through the air.句式分析尝试翻译在最近一次采访中，维纳斯说，那时，她和塞丽娜进行网球训练时，子弹在空中飞梭，她们只好跑开藏起来。2Brandi, the sistersmother, taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers.句式分析 the sisters mother是Brandi的同位语， so that 引导结果状语从句。while develop

23、ing .是省略的状语从句，补充完整应为“while they were developing .”。尝试翻译妈妈布兰迪则在家中教两姐妹文化知识，这样才使她们既没有间断网球生涯，又能顺利地完成高中学业。.阅读理解AKnown as “Mahatma” (great soul), Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule, and was widely considered the father of his country. His belief of nonviolent (非暴

24、力的) protest to achieve political and social progress has been very influential.He was born on October 2,1869 in India. After university, he went to London to train as a lawyer. He returned to India in 1891 and in 1893 accepted a job at an Indian law firm in Durban, South Africa. Gandhi was appalled

25、at the treatment of Indian immigrants there, and joined the struggle to get basic rights for them. During his 20 years in South Africa he was sent to prison many times. Influenced mainly by Hinduism, but also by writers including Tolstoy and Thoreau, Gandhi developed the “satyagraha” (devotion to tr

26、uth), a new nonviolent way to correct wrongs. In 1914, the South African government accepted many of Gandhis demands.Gandhi returned to India shortly afterwards. By 1920, Gandhi was an important figure in Indian politics. He changed the Indian National Congress Agenda, and his program of peaceful no

27、ncooperation with the British which included boycotts (抵制) of British goods, led to the arrests of thousands of people.In 1922, Gandhi himself was sentenced to six years imprisonment. He was set free after two years and withdrew from politics and devoted himself to trying to improve HindMuslim relat

28、ions, which had worsened.In 1931, Gandhi attended the Round Table Conference in London, as the only representative of the Indian National Congress, but he resigned from the party in 1934 to protest its use of violence as a political tool. He was replaced as leader by Jawaharlal Nehru.On January 30,

29、1948, he was murdered.语篇解读：本文介绍了甘地的人生经历。甘地是印度民族解放运动著名的领导人、非暴力不合作运动的倡导者。1Whats the first paragraph mainly about?AGandhis political beliefs.BGandhis childhood.CGandhis college education.DGandhis great influence.解析：选D段落大意题。第一段主要介绍了甘地对印度的深远影响，因此选D项。2The underlined word “appalled” in Paragraph 2 can be r

30、eplaced by “_”Ashocked BexcitedCtired Damazed解析：选A词义猜测题。由“ . joined the struggle to get basic rights for them.”可推出该词意为“震惊的”。3Gandhi did all of the following things EXCEPT _.Atraining as a lawyerBstruggling to get basic rights in South AfricaChelping to make India independentDchanging the Indian National Congress Agenda解析：选C细节理解题。A、B两项可以在第二段找到相应的句子，D项可以在第三段找到依据，C项文中没有提及。4The “satyagraha” in Paragraph 2 may be _.Aa violence toolBa politic